Occupy San Francisco encampment cleared by police

A group of Department of Public Works workers remove debris from Occupy San Francisco's encampment at Justin Herman Plaza during a morning police raid in San Francisco, Calif. on Dec. 7, 2011.

Reuters reports:

Police dismantled a tent city of Occupy protesters in downtown San Francisco early on Wednesday, arresting more than 50 as they shut down the last major Occupy encampment on the West Coast.

The city had repeatedly warned the protesters to move from the public plaza at the foot of Market Street in recent weeks and tried unsuccessfully to negotiate a move to another location. Read the full story.